Pete Marchetto
@petemarchetto.bsky.social
Boomer postpatriot Englishman, freelance writer in expat recovery (from China), of the social-democratic centre now deemed 'far left', Green Party member. Free sample ebook of short stories at:
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Free sampler ebook, (with details of how to pay me at the end if you feel like it): 'Love Sideways', 3 unromantic romances.
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His attack lines on the Green Party are fundamentally dishonest and target voters foolish enough to believe them.
The very idea that a PM of this country would take that silliness into an international forum and deliver it to an overseas audience is embarrassing, and makes the country look...
The very idea that a PM of this country would take that silliness into an international forum and deliver it to an overseas audience is embarrassing, and makes the country look...
Sir Keir Starmer to accuse Reform UK and Greens of being 'soft on Russia' and 'weak on NATO'
Sir Keir Starmer to accuse Reform UK and Greens of being 'soft on Russia' and 'weak on NATO'
Sir Keir Starmer will accuse parties like Reform UK and the Greens of being "soft on Russia", "weak on NATO" and more likely to leave the nation divided and defeated.
news.sky.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
His attack lines on the Green Party are fundamentally dishonest and target voters foolish enough to believe them.
The very idea that a PM of this country would take that silliness into an international forum and deliver it to an overseas audience is embarrassing, and makes the country look...
The very idea that a PM of this country would take that silliness into an international forum and deliver it to an overseas audience is embarrassing, and makes the country look...
Yes.
Sadly, yes.
Sadly, yes.
Macron, "The EU was set up for peace and a Single Market"
"But now, Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power"
"But now, Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power"
February 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Yes.
Sadly, yes.
Sadly, yes.
Example of when it is right to disapprove absolutely while quietly applauding.
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Example of when it is right to disapprove absolutely while quietly applauding.
Blimey...
Multiple C flares erupt across large sunspot which sent out massive X flare few days ago
5h time lapse sped up several times. In certain situations, features can actually move fast enough to be observed real time,in a more practical sense,hydrogen plasma moving much faster than we think.
📸simon2940
5h time lapse sped up several times. In certain situations, features can actually move fast enough to be observed real time,in a more practical sense,hydrogen plasma moving much faster than we think.
📸simon2940
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Blimey...
Reposted by Pete Marchetto
This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
Yep.
France's Macron says time for Europe to become geopolitical power reut.rs/468jB99
France's Macron says time for Europe to become geopolitical power
Europe must turn its focus to long-term strategic thinking, including creating deep-strike capabilities and assessing how France's nuclear deterrent can fit into the bloc's future security architecture, France's president said on Friday.
reut.rs
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Yep.
Reposted by Pete Marchetto
Saturn April 3 2014 - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/mK8bme
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Saturn April 3 2014 - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/mK8bme
A thought on the 'AI' misnomer for LLMs.
I think we may get there, I just think it's daft when people suggest it will one day pop out of refinements to current LLM models.
Why the heck did we grace LLMs with the AI tag in the first place? It just confuses everyone. It's as daft as suggesting that, with refinements to the Dewey Decimal...
Why the heck did we grace LLMs with the AI tag in the first place? It just confuses everyone. It's as daft as suggesting that, with refinements to the Dewey Decimal...
February 13, 2026 at 6:35 PM
A thought on the 'AI' misnomer for LLMs.
Reposted by Pete Marchetto
Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
People who can't afford their food bills and medical fees hold street parties to celebrate the further success of the already successful!
I would have made this as a comment, but @alanallport.bsky.social has comments and quote posts turned off.
I would have made this as a comment, but @alanallport.bsky.social has comments and quote posts turned off.
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
People who can't afford their food bills and medical fees hold street parties to celebrate the further success of the already successful!
I would have made this as a comment, but @alanallport.bsky.social has comments and quote posts turned off.
I would have made this as a comment, but @alanallport.bsky.social has comments and quote posts turned off.
I believe he's been on the sane side of the argument with NATO and Ukraine all along, but his sanity has done nothing to curb the madness in the White House.
Why should we believe he's got a handle on it now?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Why should we believe he's got a handle on it now?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Lindsey Graham to allies: Get over Greenland
The South Carolina Republican offered a fairly optimistic take on a NATO alliance that's been battered by the dispute over Greenland.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I believe he's been on the sane side of the argument with NATO and Ukraine all along, but his sanity has done nothing to curb the madness in the White House.
Why should we believe he's got a handle on it now?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Why should we believe he's got a handle on it now?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Reposted by Pete Marchetto
I'd like to see a rule introduced whereby, instead of these things being lost in fact-checking pages, interviews are fact-checked by each broadcaster, and any interviewee is confronted by the nonsense said in the previous interview before the current interview can progress.
Farage's lies about people not speaking English factchecked here.
NB Farage also claimed that "four million speak barely passable English" - this too is a lie.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
NB Farage also claimed that "four million speak barely passable English" - this too is a lie.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
BBC Verify: Fact-checking Farage's claim that one million in UK 'don't speak any English’
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I'd like to see a rule introduced whereby, instead of these things being lost in fact-checking pages, interviews are fact-checked by each broadcaster, and any interviewee is confronted by the nonsense said in the previous interview before the current interview can progress.
On the one hand, yes, rejoice.
On the other hand, thank God that the astoundingly bleedin' obvious conclusion was reached. Had it not gone this way, it would have been horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
On the other hand, thank God that the astoundingly bleedin' obvious conclusion was reached. Had it not gone this way, it would have been horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
On the one hand, yes, rejoice.
On the other hand, thank God that the astoundingly bleedin' obvious conclusion was reached. Had it not gone this way, it would have been horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
On the other hand, thank God that the astoundingly bleedin' obvious conclusion was reached. Had it not gone this way, it would have been horrifying.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
How often must we be told that Blair is on the dark side before we listen?
Even today, tribalist Labour numpties still shout 'Three wins!' as if neoliberalism and corporate capture tasted - or, under Starmer, tastes - any better for Labour Party sprinkles.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Even today, tribalist Labour numpties still shout 'Three wins!' as if neoliberalism and corporate capture tasted - or, under Starmer, tastes - any better for Labour Party sprinkles.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
How often must we be told that Blair is on the dark side before we listen?
Even today, tribalist Labour numpties still shout 'Three wins!' as if neoliberalism and corporate capture tasted - or, under Starmer, tastes - any better for Labour Party sprinkles.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Even today, tribalist Labour numpties still shout 'Three wins!' as if neoliberalism and corporate capture tasted - or, under Starmer, tastes - any better for Labour Party sprinkles.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We've reached the point where the primary party of the left founded on left-wing values trending marginally left becomes a headline.
Depressing.
Depressing.
'In a post-Morgan McSweeney No 10, the prime minister may claim he’s displaying his authentic self but the party now belongs to the soft left'
Survival for Keir Starmer means a new set of captors
Survival for Keir Starmer means a new set of captors
www.thetimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
We've reached the point where the primary party of the left founded on left-wing values trending marginally left becomes a headline.
Depressing.
Depressing.
Excellent episode of the @compassoffice.bsky.social Compass 'It's Bloody Complicated' podcast.
One of the things that makes it so refreshing is that it doesn't feel the need to justify reality by looking at counterarguments. The need to address the...
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
One of the things that makes it so refreshing is that it doesn't feel the need to justify reality by looking at counterarguments. The need to address the...
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
It's Bloody Complicated - A World of Trouble: Is US Hegemony Crumbling? with Mary Kaldor and Nick Dearden - Compass
'We're living through unprecedented times' seems to be the slogan of the past decade now, which is a grim reality. But, when facing the international space, it's difficult to argue. The rampant chaos ...
www.compassonline.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Excellent episode of the @compassoffice.bsky.social Compass 'It's Bloody Complicated' podcast.
One of the things that makes it so refreshing is that it doesn't feel the need to justify reality by looking at counterarguments. The need to address the...
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
One of the things that makes it so refreshing is that it doesn't feel the need to justify reality by looking at counterarguments. The need to address the...
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
Why? If he was involved, he was involved. If anything, that makes what he says of greater interest in assessing Blair, not less.
Did Blair request this?
Did Blair request this?
Channel 4 scrambles to cut back disgraced Mandelson from Blair documentary trib.al/zwdaBzM
Channel 4 scrambles to cut back disgraced Mandelson from Blair documentary
Peter Mandelson had central role in Channel 4's The Story of Tony Blair - now disgraced peer's contributions will be wiped as much possible
inews.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Why? If he was involved, he was involved. If anything, that makes what he says of greater interest in assessing Blair, not less.
Did Blair request this?
Did Blair request this?
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“Jim Ratcliffe’s comments were outrageous. They are offensive and they were deeply wrong. We do have a problem in our country, and that problem is inequality. It’s not immigration.”
Ellie Chowns on #BBCQT, rejecting attempts to blame migrants for country's problems.
Ellie Chowns on #BBCQT, rejecting attempts to blame migrants for country's problems.
February 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
“Jim Ratcliffe’s comments were outrageous. They are offensive and they were deeply wrong. We do have a problem in our country, and that problem is inequality. It’s not immigration.”
Ellie Chowns on #BBCQT, rejecting attempts to blame migrants for country's problems.
Ellie Chowns on #BBCQT, rejecting attempts to blame migrants for country's problems.
Why does basic common sense sound like innovative thinking these days?
One way or another, we've been so gaslighted that things like this need to be vocalised for people to say 'Yeah, that's right!' and feel relief that they're not the only ones who had an inkling that might just be the case.
One way or another, we've been so gaslighted that things like this need to be vocalised for people to say 'Yeah, that's right!' and feel relief that they're not the only ones who had an inkling that might just be the case.
Man in black criticises Prime Minister Keir Starmer,
"Appointing someone who had connections with a known pedophile to UK ambassador to the US"
"That's not a mistake, that's a disgrace"
"Appointing someone who had connections with a known pedophile to UK ambassador to the US"
"That's not a mistake, that's a disgrace"
February 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Why does basic common sense sound like innovative thinking these days?
One way or another, we've been so gaslighted that things like this need to be vocalised for people to say 'Yeah, that's right!' and feel relief that they're not the only ones who had an inkling that might just be the case.
One way or another, we've been so gaslighted that things like this need to be vocalised for people to say 'Yeah, that's right!' and feel relief that they're not the only ones who had an inkling that might just be the case.
